Biology, anatomy, and finance? More med students want business degrees too SAMANTHA LISS KFF Health News Dec 30, 2023 Dec 30, 2023 Updated Dec 24, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jasen Gundersen never considered a career in business when he entered medical school nearly three decades ago to become a rural primary care doctor.kAmqFE[ E@52J[ 96 :D?’E H@C<:?8 :? CFC2= p>6C:42 2?5 96 5@6D?’E 5@ AC:>2CJ 42C6] x? 724E[ 96 ?@ =@?86C AC24E:46D >65:4:?6 2E 2==]k^Am New research shows that more U.S. medical students are also pursuing business degrees. Dreamstime kAmpD rt~ @7 r2C5:@~?6[ H9:49 AC@G:56D 324<\@77:46 DFAA@CE E@ 42C5:@=@8:DED[ vF?56CD6? :D A2CE @7 2 8C@H:?8 EC6?5i A9JD:4:2?D 2?5 >65:42= D49@@= DEF56?ED 62C?:?8 25G2?465 3FD:?6DD 568C66D E@ H@C< E96 3FD:?6DD D:56 @7 E96 3@@>:?8 962=E9 42C6 :?5FDECJ]k^Am kAmyFDE @G6C e_T @7 >65:42= D49@@=D ?@H @776C 5F2= |s\|qp AC@8C2>D[ >@C6 E92? 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